ponder has all the tools. mobile, smart, accurate, good decison maker. i'm a little happy we didnt get another statue like mallet behind center. dalton seems like he doesnt panic as much in the pocket when things break down and in the 4th quarter like ponder tends to do..... but overall i like what ponder brings more.

hibbingviking wrote:ponder has all the tools. mobile, smart, accurate, good decison maker. i'm a little happy we didnt get another statue like mallet behind center. dalton seems like he doesnt panic as much in the pocket when things break down and in the 4th quarter like ponder tends to do..... but overall i like what ponder brings more.

Pocket issues can be repaired, my biggest concern, that arm, will it be an ongoing issue.

PurpleHalo wrote:
Pocket issues can be repaired, my biggest concern, that arm, will it be an ongoing issue.

arm strength can be improved. tom bradys arm strength is better than what it was when he was a rookie. dalton doesnt have a cannon either. neither did drew brees, or brad johnson and they won superbowls. rich gannon didnt either.

Turtle Burger wrote:I like the pick a lot. Ponder seems like the polar opposite of Jamarcus Russell to me: not the biggest arm in the world but he's accurate, athletic, smart, and he's got an unbelievable work ethic. I just can't imagine someone who works and studies as hard as Ponder does being a bust.

i'm kind of glad we didnt mortgage our future with kevin kolb. kolb hasnt done anything spectacular.
i feel more sure about ponder than cam newton. cam newton better be more productive than clausen in preseason. i have a feeling that newton is more interested in endorsemants and reality shows.

Sooooo..... much speculation! The truth is we don't know how he will be.
If he is successful those who said he would be good can say "I told you so!"
If he is a bust then those who said so can say "I told you so and Spielman needs to be fired!"

I like him because of what I have heard about his habits and intelligence. I could care less about rocket arms. Too many qbs have been chose because of those rocket arms only to turn out to be a bust. What makes a good QB is not how far or hard he can throw. His ability to read defenses, his work ethic and leadership and accuracy are what makes a good qb. Does Ponder have all of that? Apparently on paper. Whether or not that translates to the field remains to be seen. I for one am jacked!
Solely because we actually got someone who has REAL potential and not someone who is a "project" that might be someday with a lot of coaching could possibly be maybe a good quarterback.

hibbingviking wrote:
arm strength can be improved. tom bradys arm strength is better than what it was when he was a rookie. dalton doesnt have a cannon either. neither did drew brees, or brad johnson and they won superbowls. rich gannon didnt either.

No I meant the injury, when he's healthy he has more arm strength than people give him credit for.

The only knock on his arm strength is that he didn't have ELITE arm strength. He has what we all have wanted for years. Intelligence, Leadership (the most important trait) Good athleticism and accuracy, how could there be a better pick for our "system" Which we don't even know what it is yet with the whole new coaching staff. All those panicking are being silly.

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dkoby wrote:The only knock on his arm strength is that he didn't have ELITE arm strength. He has what we all have wanted for years. Intelligence, Leadership (the most important trait) Good athleticism and accuracy, how could there be a better pick for our "system" Which we don't even know what it is yet with the whole new coaching staff. All those panicking are being silly.

we havent had a smart, accurate, mobile, young, qb in a long time. he will have tons of time to study that playbook before the season starts. he reminds me of a more mobile brad johnson.